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Aviation Professionals


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Aviation Communications

Emergency communications, technical training and airborne remote sensing imagery.


Aviation Publications

Forest Service and Interagency publications are the primary vehicles by which Forest Service and Interagency policy and standards are transmitted. Publications include manuals, handbooks, standards, guides, plans, and other documents. 


Automated Flight Following

 

 

Automated Flight Following (AFF)

Automated Flight Following (AFF) is an online government application that automatically tracks the location and velocity of specially-equipped aircraft and mobile assets and provides this information in near-real-time to dispatchers, aviation managers, and other authorized users.

 


FAA

Temporary Flight Restrictions

A searchable list of temporary flight restrictions.  This site is hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/aviation-professionals